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Newspaper
Washington Star
Location
Washington, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1910
Page
9
The Washington Star header lists editor Le Stryker and business manager Feo Hughes with 1965 establishment. It names Andrew and Prop and Locut Filtter in a brief masthead style note. The item reads as a historical newspaper banner detail.
Fraternal lodges in Washington Camp and Starlight Lodge announce elected and installed officers. Officers include high priest, master of work, and trustees with plans for forthcoming installations and district meetings.
Mrs. Russell Sage donated 660019 dollars to Yale University to secure a 30 acre park at Hillhouse avenue. The gift funds a physics laboratory at Swans University and planned biology lab and public museum buildings. A meeting of the Yale corporation will formally accept the gift.
The council convened at noon on New Year’s Day with Samuel Le Stout seated as alderman after vacancy appointments. Mayor Smith and Hoven announced committees and officers while a new schedule set monthly meetings for the year and a pre-meeting 16 minute prep window for the Maumee commission. Committees include Finance, Sewerage, Department, Public Property, Poor, Ordinance, Public Safety, Streets, Industrial, and Miscellaneous with Stout, Groff, Wyekott, Shurts, Godfrey, and Vough among the named chairs and members.
The Chicago Tribune reports 1909 philanthropy totals at 150 million dollars in gifts and 87 million in bequests. Major benefactors include Rockefeller, Carnegie, and Vanderbilt, with funds directed to education religion art libraries and public institutions. Also noted is the Echo Lodge annual ball and assorted social notes from the era.
In Sorgen county Judge Demarest lays down a new excise principle restricting tavern and gin joint sales of flasks and other small quantities. He notes that this interpretation may reduce income for retailers and faces opposition from merchants statewide. The ruling targets private customers and may influence Bergen county practices as well.
A travel letter from Alabama describes Southern resilience and rising prosperity as farmers adjust to new economic realities. The writer notes cotton declines, rising corn and potatoes, and wiser merchants. Observations include travel near Savannah, Fort Thunderbolt, and Bonaventure cemetery with detailed scenery and the low passenger rates in Florida, plus a warning about hookworms seen on a trip south.
The Murray report shows net increases in individual bank deposits reaching $295 million, totaling over $8 billion. Net bank earnings stood at $191.2 million with $93.9 million paid as dividends, yielding about 10 1/2 percent to shareholders. Total national bank circulation rose to over $700.96 million, up $44 million.
Creditor Thosd’s estate关于 an account with Chinese water claims. Creditors are asked to present to the administrator under oath before January 6, 1910, at 191 Cecil Street. Widow is referenced. Public notice for adjudication of debts.
Immense estate details reveal the widow Mrs Sage and her son in New York at Fifth Avenue as assets approach 220 million dollars. The article notes the extent of her wealth, charitable giving, and the daily routines of managing the fortune despite minor household staff and office operations.
The State Agricultural meeting in New Jersey presents lectures on farming methods and co operation. Speakers include University of Ohio, Lawrence University, and other professors. The report urges citizens to support schools, churches, and local industries.
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